Tomorrow was when Tingli returned home. Gu Man took Ji Moyan into the palace together, and then told the queen Ji Moyan's idea.
After the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately expressed her willingness to help, and then praised Ji Moyan greatly. Tingli also patted Ji Moyan on the shoulder and said that he wanted to join her, and that from now on, sisters would be worthy of each other!
With the Queen's permission, everyone decided to put on a good show together!
Gu Man and Ji Moyan discussed holding a banquet, and then let the queen and Princess Tingli perform a play to promote the efficacy of "Ningxiang Pills".
However, due to the recent uproar about the emperor's order for everyone to donate money, all the major bureaucratic families do not want to come up with the money. If their female relatives are invited to attend the banquet without a reputation, they will definitely use various methods to refuse to participate.
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How can we get the female relatives of the bureaucratic family to come to the banquet?
Everyone brainstormed and finally decided to use Gu Man's idea to choose a concubine for the second prince Xiao Jinwen!!!
Xiao Jinwen always loved to go sightseeing, and even the Queen saw him only rarely throughout the year! Therefore, Xiao Jinwen never married, which was also a major headache for the Queen. After hearing Gu Man's idea, the Queen immediately slapped her thigh.
Decide, this is it!
Firstly, they can implement their plan to raise money, and secondly, they can choose a girl from a good family for Xiao Jinwen. When Xiao Jinwen gets married, she will naturally be able to settle down and will no longer worry her mother.
Already.
Gu Man was a little flattered. She actually just said it casually, but she didn't expect to be recruited. However, for a banquet that can make a woman from aristocratic family come to the banquet even if she knows that she is being tricked, I am afraid that the only thing that is most suitable is to become the prince's concubine.
I hope Xiao Jinwen won’t blame her... Haha...
The Queen Empress summoned the second prince Xiao Jinwen. Hearing the Queen Empress's plan, Xiao Jinwen was unwilling to do so, but after all, it was for the sake of national affairs. But he was not willing to give up his life-long affairs, after all, he...
So, he bargained with the queen and said: "The son and minister can cooperate, but... when it comes to choosing a concubine, the queen mother can give priority to the son's wishes. If there is no woman who can please the son, I hope the mother will not force the son.
Must marry!"
The Empress looked a little unhappy, but then she thought, after all, he agreed, maybe he could choose a suitable one? If not... let's talk about it later.
So he agreed.
Gu Man looked at Xiao Jinwen. She knew that Xiao Jinwen's sweetheart was Ji Moyan, so... the Queen's plan might be shattered.
On the second day, the Queen Mother sent a message to the female relatives of the bureaucratic family, nominally to choose a concubine for the second prince Xiao Jinwen.
The elders of the bureaucratic family discussed it and concluded that although Xiao Jinwen would not become the future emperor, he was still the emperor's direct son. Moreover, Xiao Jinwen had a handsome appearance, good literary skills and good military skills. He was also modest and polite, without any airs of a prince.
If you can marry Xiao Jinwen, not to mention that your family will benefit from it, but if your daughter marries the prince, she will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether it is a trap, even if it is a trap, as long as she can marry
What does it matter if the prince pays some money?
Therefore, various bureaucratic families responded one after another.
The banquet was scheduled for three days later, and during this time, Gu Man and Ji Moyan were busy looking for a shop in the capital, preparing to open it secretly.
With the Queen's support behind them, the two of them successfully found a shop and named it "Ningxiang Building". They opened it without anyone noticing.
The shop they were looking for was in a remote location, with few people coming there, just to appear mysterious. And no one cared whether a shop like this was new or old, making it easier for Gu Man and others to do business.
Gu Man and Ji Moyan decided not to reveal their identities for now. If outsiders knew that this shop was opened by the two ladies of the Hou Mansion, they would definitely doubt their purpose of opening the shop and not buy their "Ningxiang Pills".
So, they hired a smart-looking woman to be the shopkeeper of Ningxiang House.
Three days later, the concubine selection banquet officially started.
In recent days, Tingli has been using Ji Moyan's improved Ningxiang Pills on her face. Tingli is young and beautiful, and with the blessing of Ningxiang Pills, her skin is more breakable and radiant.
When some of the female relatives from aristocratic families saw him, they were secretly envious and jealous in their hearts.
When the banquet began, the queen first emphasized the purpose of the banquet, and then greeted everyone politely for a while before letting everyone do as they pleased. Then, the queen looked at Ting Li and suddenly said in surprise: "Ting Li
, I haven’t seen you for many days, why is your skin so delicate and smooth? It seems that you and your consort lived a very happy and sweet life!"
When everyone heard the queen's question, they all calmed down and looked at Tingli. They also wanted to know the reason.
But when they heard the second half of the queen's words, they all became jealous.
The prime minister's son, Gu Qinghe, is also one of the most famous sons in the capital. Not only does he have a good family background and good looks, but his future as an official is also praised by everyone. And with the Queen's kinship, the future is bright. It's just that.
Gu Qinghe was in his early twenties, but he had never gotten married, and there was no concubine or intercourse girl in the family. Therefore, rumors spread that Gu Qinghe might be abnormal!
But now, not only is he normal, he also married a princess! His daughters all regretted it, and they shouldn't listen to people's nonsense!
A blush instantly appeared on the tall cheeks. He looked at his mother and said with an angry smile: "Mother, don't make fun of your daughter! To be honest, my daughter recently found a new shop in Beijing called "Ningxiang Pavilion"! They specialize in selling
A kind of thing called "Ningxiang Pill" is only a small one. Grind it into fine powder, then apply it on the face with water and rinse it off after a quarter of an hour. After applying it several times, my daughter's skin will become softer.
It’s as rosy and tender now!”
Hearing Ting Li's words, the ladies from the bureaucratic family who sat down were surprised, but they had some doubts in their hearts.
At this time, the Queen was very surprised and asked: Is it really so magical? Does this thing have any side effects?"
The noble ladies from the bureaucratic family all listened with their ears pricked up, and they were also concerned about what the Queen asked.
I heard Ting Li reply with a smile: "Back to my mother, my daughter first asked the girls around her to try it, and then she tried it herself. Not only did she have no side effects, but her daughter felt that after taking this Ningxiang Pill, her body was better than before.
I feel much lighter, and my sleep is sweeter than before. I heard the shopkeeper say before that the ingredients in this Ningxiang Pill are the most nourishing for us women. I didn’t quite believe it, but now my daughter is convinced.
Woolen cloth!"
The queen was surprised and said: "Is it really so good?"
Tingli nodded, then took out a small box from his arms, opened it, and saw a white pill as big as a thumb lying inside.
Tingli smiled and said: "Look, Queen Mother, this is the Ningxiang Pill!"
The ladies of the aristocratic family stretched their necks and looked over, thinking: Is this ordinary little pill-like thing really so powerful?
I heard the queen also say: "Is this thing really that powerful? Why don't you find someone to test it with?"
Tingli nodded, "Just right!"
Tingli and the Queen looked up at the ladies sitting down, and the ladies lowered their heads one after another. They were afraid of being chosen by the Queen, but they also wanted to try whether this little pill was really so magical.
When the queen saw this, she was slightly unhappy, but she thought that it was human nature for women to be afraid of damaging their skin and not dare to try, so she wasn't so angry anymore.
At this moment, a daughter of an unknown family who was sitting in the front row suddenly stood up and saluted the Queen: "The Queen, I am willing to give it a try!"